anti-Catholic measures which were in effect from 1795-1799, they seized the abbey and expelled the nuns, as a result of which the monastic community was permanently dispersed. The abbey was sold to Claes and Libotton, after which the buildings gradually fell into disrepair. In 1826 a fire destroyed much of the church, which had been in use as a factory, after the stained glass windows (which had been sold in 1801 and reused in Lichfield Cathedral, England) had been replaced by clear glass. In 1844 the remaining ruins were demolished, including the mausoleum of the Counts of Loon. Many artworks from the church have survived and are kept in museums. Canonesses In 1972 the Canonesses Regular of the Holy Sepulchre bought part of the old abbey grounds with their remaining buildings. They have since built a new monastery and retreat center. Ten years later, they built the Church of the Risen Lord, which now serves the canonesses and their guests. Much restoration work has taken place on the remaining buildings of the previous abbey, all of which date from the 16th-18th centuries. Abbesses of Herkenrode Ingeltrude I (1182–1205) Jutta I (1205–1237) Ingeltrude II (1237–1257) Jutta II (1257–1272) Margareta (1273-before 1281) Aleidis van Diest (1281-1302) Margareta van Stein (1303-1333) Agnes van Guigoven (1333-1337) Beatrix van Lobosch (1341-1354) Aleidis van Wanrode (1354-1365) Catharina van Kerkom (1365-1391) Catharina van Goetshoven (1395-1412) Aleidis van Rijkel (1414-1433) Elisabeth van Kerkom (1433-1442) Beatrix van Reckhoven (1442-1447) Catharina van Schoonbeek (1447-1456) Catharina van Pipenpoye (1456-1491) Gertrudis de Lechy (1491-1519) Mechtildis de Lechy (1520-1548) Aleidis de Lechy (1548-1561) Catharina van Goor (1561-1579) Albertina van Schwartsenberg (1579, for a few months only) Catharina van Gaver (1579-1585) Anna van Blockerien (1585-1620) Margareta de Berghes (1620-1637) Barbara de Hinnesdael (1637-1653) Anna Catharina de Lamboy (1653-1675) Claudia de Merode (1675-1702) Catharina van Mombeek (1702-1725) Gertrudis van Mettekoven (1725-1728) Barbara de Rivière d'Arschot (1728-1744) Anna de Croÿ (1744-1772) Augustina van Hamme (1772-1790) Josephine de Gondrecourt (1791-1796) See also Herkenrode Tripel, beer associated with the abbey Notes References Unless otherwise stated the following are published by an association promoting the site of Herkenrode Herkenrode. Tijdsbeelden (Erfgoed Vlaanderen) Herkenrode, abdij en levend monument (Studiecentrum Herkenrode vzw) Herkenrodecahier 1: de tiendschuur De eenhoorn springt weer op - Herkenrode in haikoe De schalks geschetste geschiedenis van Herkenrode Een gebed van licht en kleur - de glasramen van Herkenrode Herkenrode zoals het is, Herkenrode zoals het was Wapenboek